of Surry County, Virginia, 



War between the States, 



PRESENTED TO 
LIBRARY OP CONGRESS 

BY 

SURRY OH AFTER, 

UNITED DAUGHTERS OP THE CONFEDERACY, 

SURRY, VA. 




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Bonk .'S 



PRESENTED BY 




The Soldiers" Monument of Surrey. 



BATTLE ROLL 



OF 



SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA 



IN THE 



WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 

WITH HISTORICAL AND 
PERSONAL NOTES 

MEMORIA IN STERNA 



' — Would it not be a blame to us, 

If their memories part 

From our land and heart, 
And a wrong to them, and a shame to us?" 

— Father Ryan. 



B. W. JONES 



Richmond 

Everett Waddey Company 

1913 



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TO THE 

Perpetual Memory of the Men in Gray 

of 

Surry County, Virginia 



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Contents 

PAGE 

Frontispiece 

Dedication 2 

Preface 5 

Explanatory 9 

The Spirit of the Surry Soldiery 11 

The Cavalry Commands of Surry 13 

The Surry Heavy Artillery 15 

The Surry Light Artillery 17 

Martin's Battery 19 

The Battle of Brandy Station 21 

Roster of the Men in Gray of Surry .... 23 

Personal and Historical Notes 39 

Addenda and Corrigenda 61 

The Soldiers' Monument 65 

Confederate Memorial Association 68 

Lines on the Soldiers' Monument 69 



Preface 

rj^HE preparation of this Battle Roll, with its accom- 
panying notes, has been undertaken with fraternal 
and tender regard for the Men in Gray, the Southern 
patriots, who went forth to war from Surry county, 
Virginia, in 1861- '65. It would, indeed, be " a wrong to 
them and a shame to us" if the names of those men 
were allowed to pass into oblivion for lack of some 
proper effort to perpetuate their memory and endear 
their services to posterity. 

In this labor I have been greatly aided by several 
of my former companions in arms, especially to Com- 
rade Richard R. Savedge, whose recollections of those 
evil days and of scenes, persons and events connected 
therewith remain still very vivid and accurate. To 
many others my thanks are also due and are hereby 
gratefully tendered. 

And particularly am I indebted to that gallant old 
soldier, Captain Jacob H. Clements, of Company G, 
13th Virginia Cavalry, for pretty full information in 
relation to the two cavalry commands of Surry. By 
his help, that branch of our military makes a far bet- 
ter showing than it would have been possible to pre- 
sent from the otherwise very meagre data at my 
command. 



6 Battle Roll of Surry County 

And Major Blair Pegram, another one among the 
noble old Romans of Surry county who stood up in 
defense of the Southern cause, has rendered very 
material aid in making these records more full and 
complete. He has manifested much interest in this 
undertaking and has supplied data that have greatly 
enriched the accompanying notes. 

Mr. A. Wilson Bohannan also, the present popular 
treasurer of Surry, and a worthy son of Lieut. A. P. 
Bohannan, of the old 10th Battalion, has supplied valu- 
able information concerning Company D of that com- 
mand, and of other commands from this county. He 
has taken pains, at several times, to forward notes 
and facts that have helped to make these records 
more copious. 

Nor would I omit to express my obligations to the 
Surry Chapter of the United Daughters of the Con- 
federacy for the privilege of examining their records 
and of gleaning therefrom notes and names that have 
served to enhance the accuracy and value of the infor- 
mation given in these pages. I would say, further, 
that it was largely by the earnest efforts of those noble 
women that the monument at Surry Court House, 
erected to the memory of the soldiers from this county, 
was at last completed. A picture of that memorial 
shaft faces the title page, and a statement of its in- 
ception and the unveiling ceremonies appears herein. 



Preface 7 

Unfortunately, the collection of these data was too 
long delayed. It is now more than half a century since 
the war began, and the majority of the men who were 
engaged therein have passed away. Many things that 
it would have been a pleasure to record have neces- 
sarily gone down into oblivion. It was only by hard 
effort and after many delays that as much was ob- 
tained as doth here appear. No one can be more sensi- 
ble of its many defects than myself or lament it more. 

But, such as it is, here it is. I could not rest con- 
tent until this much at least had been done to redeem 
our obligations to the men who risked their lives, their 
honor and their fortunes in defense of home, truth 
and right. 

Confident that the hearts of the sons and daughters 
of the South will ever cling with fond and filial affec- 
tion to the memories of '61- '65 — though those memo- 
ries must always be draped with saddened thoughts — 
to them this imperfect record of their fathers or their 
kinsmen is now committed, to honor, revere and pre- 
serve as a precious heirloom in their homes to the 
latest generations. 

B. W. J. 
Pentecost, 1913. 



Explanatory 

BY the census of 1860, with a population of only 
5,585, six-tenths of whom were negroes, the mili- 
tary strength of Surry county could not have exceeded 
375 or 400 men. 

There were four organized companies that went 
out from Surry in 1861, the aggregate membership of 
which appears to have been about 427 men. 

But there were, besides these, quite a number of 
men who enlisted in other commands, as choice or con- 
venience led them. There were enough of these scat- 
tered individuals to have formed another full company 
had they all been thrown together under one organ- 
ization. 

It was the first intention to present the separate 
organization of each of the four commands above 
alluded to, but it has been found a difficult, if not im- 
possible, task to do so with any degree of completeness. 

I have resorted, therefore, to the expedient of giv- 
ing one general list to embrace all the men of whatever 
command, and have relied on the personal notes to 
cover such information as I had in hand relative to 
individuals. 

The roster, as I have been able to make it appear, 
numbers 487 names, but not all of these were, strictly 
speaking, Surry men. Yet, as they had their member- 
ship in Surry commands, it would have been doing 
them an injustice not to have included them. 

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10 Battle Roll of Surry County 

Several young men, perhaps thirty or forty of 
them all, went into the army before they had arrived 
at the military age of eighteen. This continued to be 
the case even up to the last year of the war. It is 
gratifying and delightful to contrast the patriotism of 
these young men with the timid and selfish conduct of 
some older men who remained at home — "or there- 
about" — and disregarded the earnest call of their 
State, repeatedly made, for recruits, and kept out of 
the way of the enrolling sergeant when he came around 
to look for them. 

Though I have succeeded, as I believe, in getting 
very nearly a complete list of the men of Surry who 
went into military service, yet it is painful to me that 
the data relating to the large majority is so lamentably 
sparse and incomplete. 

Yet, as the primary object was to compile a full 
roster of their names, I congratulate myself that that 
part of the task, at least, has been almost accomplished. 
If errors and omissions appear, it is because that, un- 
der the circumstances, was unavoidable. I do not 
claim absolute accuracy either in names or in the com- 
mands to which they are assigned. 

I do not vouch each statement true, — 

As told to me I tell to you; 

I trust no word, unsaid, or said, 

Will mar their fame who fought or bled. 



The Spirit of the Surry Soldiery 

AS to the fighting spirit of the men of Surry county, 
when the men from every part of the State did so 
notably well, it were unseemly to boast. Nor do I. 

But the soldiers who followed the daring Stuart in 
his famous cavalry campaigns were not the men to 
falter much in the face of danger when the test came, 
as it full often did, and two of our best companies were 
enlisted in the cavalry service. 

Nor did the men of the heavy artillery, but who 
were often called upon to serve as infantry and man 
the outer posts in times of gravest danger, ever fail 
to march promptly or fight stubbornly at any time. 

And the boys of the light artillery, who went every- 
where as necessity called, and fought everything from 
McClelland 's gunboats to Sheridan's burners, did not 
show a serious lack of the fighting spirit. 

I claim that the soldiers from Surry were as patri- 
otic, as resolute, and as reliable as those of any other 
section, and that they endured the privations of war 
with as much fortitude and nerve as characterized the 
Southern soldiery generally. This is enough to say. 

They went at old Virginia's call, 

From cottage, trade, and plow. 
And many died, and some did fall, 

And some remain till now. 



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The Cavalry Commands of Surry 

THERE were two troops of cavalry from Surry in 
1861. The original, or older company, was organ- 
ized and equipped some years prior to the war. It was 
commanded at first by Captain Travis W. Taylor, with 
Edwin P. Crenshaw and Jacob Faulcon as first and 
second lieutenants respectively. 

This company went into service early in 1861. On 
the opening of the Peninsula campaign in 1862, it was 
transferred to the Williamsburg side of the James and 
had its baptism of fire in the battle near that town on 
May 5, 1862. 

About this time, or a little before, Captain Taylor 
having resigned, Benjamin C. Drew became the cap- 
tain, with Jacob H. Clements, J. B. Jones and Joseph 
Fitchett as lieutenants. 

A year later, Captain Drew retired and J. H. Clem- 
ents was promoted to the captaincy. Thus the organ- 
ization remained with little change till the close of 
the war. 

The second, or younger, company was organized in 
1862 with Samuel H. Burt for captain and E. A. Mad- 
dera lieutenant. 

Both of these companies were attached, first to the 
16th Virginia Cavalry battalion, Major B. W. Belcher 
commanding, and subsequently were thrown into the 
13th Regiment, the first as Company Gr and the second 
as Company K of that command. 

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14 Battle Roll of Surry County 

It is needless to say that "the old 13th," to which 
these companies were attached, followed the fortunes 
and shared the perils of; General Stuart's command 
from Williamsburg to Appomattox. In every cam- 
paign and every battle it bore its part well, for Gen. 
W. H. F. Lee was its leader, and there was no more 
resolute or gallant soldier than he. 

In the Richmond campaign of 1862, at Fredericks- 
burg, at Hagerstown, at Brandy Station, at Chancel- 
lorsville, and below Petersburg it followed the Stars 
and Bars until finally, worn out like the rest of General 
Lee's army, by attrition, wounds and deaths to a mere 
handful of survivors, the men laid down their well- 
worn sabres and returned to their almost desolate 
homes, to build up again their ruined fortunes. 

It was the wish to present the full official organiza- 
tion of both these companies, including sergeants and 
corporals, but that could not be made out from the 
facts in hand. Even Sergeant Gill's register of the 
men of Company K fails to show a list of the commis- 
sioned officers of that command. 

"Nor war's wild notes, nor glory's peal, 
Shall thrill with fierce delight 
Those breasts that never more may feel 
The rapture of the fight." 



The Surry Heavy Artillery 

Company D, 10th Battalion. 

THIS command was composed of men who resided 
on the borders of Prince George and Surry coun- 
ties, but none of the Prince George men have been 
included in our list of names. 

The company owed its origin largely to the exer- 
tions of Mr. William Allen, the wealthy proprietor of 
Clermont and other large estates in the vicinity. On 
its organization, May 10, 1861, Mr. Allen was elected 
captain, with James E. Gray and Charles Shirley Har- 
rison, of Prince George, and John Thomas Williams, 
of Surry, as first, second and third lieutenants. 

Jamestown Island, then owned by Captain Allen, 
was selected for a camp and the post was strongly 
fortified, Captain Allen setting many of his own slaves 
to work erecting breastworks. 

The company remained at the island through the 
summer of 1861 and until the evacuation of Norfolk 
in May, 1862. On account of being stationed so long at 
Jamestown, the command came to be known as the 
"Jamestown Heavy Artillery," and it was regarded 
as virtually a Surry company, its captain and more 
than half the men being from Surry county. 

Other commands having been stationed at the 
island during the summer of 1861, a battalion was 
organized, which was known as the 10th Virginia Bat- 



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16 Battle Roll of Surry County 

talion of heavy artillery, and Captain Allen 's company 
became Company D of that command. Captain Allen 
was made the major of the new organization and Lieut. 
C. Shirley Harrison was promoted to the captaincy of 
Company D, and Mr. A. P. Bohannan, of Surry, was 
elected to fill the vacant lieutenancy. 

On the evacuation of Norfolk, May, 1862, the 10th 
Battalion was withdrawn from Jamestown and sta- 
tioned at Battery No. 2, near the river turnpike, Rich- 
mond City Defenses, where it remained until the 
abandonment of Richmond, April, 1865. 

Though organized and serving as heavy artillery, 
the command was equipped for infantry service also, 
and as such it took part in the frequent engagements 
with the enemy under Kautz, Stoneman, Dahlgren, 
Kilpatrick, Sheridan and other raiding bands and in 
the Butler campaign in Chesterfield county in 1864, 
where it shared in the severe battles near Chester 
May 10th and in the second Drewry's Bluff May 16th. 
On the retrograde from Richmond the battalion fell 
into the sharp struggle at Sailor's Creek and sus- 
tained considerable loss in wounded and prisoners. 
Thus the military services of this command may be 
said to have closed with that battle. 



Surry Light Artillery 

THIS company was organized in May, 1861, with 
Thomas W. Ruffin for captain and James D. 
Hankins, Ira O. Crenshaw and John A. Deal as lieu- 
tenants. 

In 1861 it was attached as Company I to the 3d 
Virginia Infantry. In May, 1862, having been equipped 
for light artillery service, the company was ordered to 
Petersburg and was soon after stationed at the Point 
of Rocks, on the Appomattox, in Chesterfield county. 

There, on the night of June 26th, the little com- 
mand sustained its first baptism of fire and blood in a 
spirited engagement of three hours with a fleet of 
seven Federal gunboats. See the history of the com- 
pany as related in "Under the Stars and Bars," pp. 
39-44. 

In the winter of '62- '63 the S. L. A. was assigned 
to Col. Charles Lightfoot's Light Artillery Battalion, 
where it remained until the close of the war. It shared 
an active part in the Butler campaign in 1864 and sus- 
tained considerable loss in the several engagements. 

It followed the retiring army from Richmond to 
Appomattox and was disbanded at Red Oak Church 
in that county April 9, 1865. The history of this com- 
pany has been given in the book "Under the Stars and 
Bars," which see. 



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Martin's Battery 

QUITE a number of Surry county men enlisted in 
this command. The captain, S. Taylor Martin, 
was a native of Richmond, and most of the men were 
from that city or Petersburg. Sam Pryor and C. Nash 
Morton, of Charlotte county, were lieutenants. Willie 
S. Keiley, son of "Father" Keiley, of Petersburg, and 
young Keevan, of Petersburg, and Cowardin, of Rich- 
mond, were among the men. 

I have upon my roster, as herein given, the names 
of twenty-two men of this county who are reported to 
have joined this company. A number of these I knew 
personally. Others I have received upon the testi- 
mony of friends. 

This battery was stationed at Fort Clifton on the 
Appomattox in 1862, on the Blackwater in 1863, took 
part in the Butler campaign in 1864, and surrendered 
at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. No roster of this 
company appears to exist anywhere, but I believe I 
have secured the names of nearly every Surry man 
who went into it, perhaps of every one. 



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The Battle of Brandy Station 

THE great cavalry battle of Brandy Station, or 
Kelley's Ford (for the battle ground was an ex- 
tensive one, reaching from the Ford to and beyond the 
Station), was fought on June 9, 1863. In this battle 
both of the Surry cavalry commands were engaged. 

Only the day before Stuart's whole corps had been 
engaged in a grand review at Culpeper. In conse- 
quence of this review, General Stuart had perhaps 
failed to gain as full information of the movements of 
the Federals under Pleasanton as might have been 
obtained, and which certainly would have been of im- 
mense benefit to him. 

It does not appear that he was aware of the design 
of the enemy to deal him a telling blow. His troops 
went to their rest on the night of the 8th fatigued and 
all unconscious of the danger that threatened them, 
and were not in the best condition to meet the sudden 
and resolute advance that was made on the 9th. 

In this battle the 13th Virginia Cavalry, led by 
Colonel Chamblis, made a desperate and gallant fight, 
Clements, of Company G, and Burt, of Company K, 
with the Surry boys under them, doing their best to 
aid in defeating the foe, which was finally accom- 
plished, but at terrible loss in killed and wounded. In 
no part of the field were the losses more severe than in 
that over which W. H. F. Lee's troops fought. The 
fight lasted twelve hours. 

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Complete Roster of the Men in Gray, 

of Surry County, Virginia, who entered any branch of Confed- 
erate Service during the War of 1861-'65. 

THE roster, as herein given, embraces the names of 
about 488 men who went into some branch of mili- 
tary service from the county of Surry. Not all of these 
men were natives of the county, but as they were en- 
rolled in one or another of the four larger companies, 
and as their names would be lost from the roster of 
the Southern army if they had not been retained here, 
it would have been an injustice to them to have dropped 
them from the roll. These men were too noble and 
patriotic to suffer their names to pass into oblivion. 

"Nor shall their glory be forgot, 
While Fame her record keeps, 
Or Honor points the hallowed spot 
Where Valor proudly sleeps." 

These 488 men, barring some corrections that 
doubtless should be made, were distributed as follows : 

Co. G, Cavalry 124 Surry Light Artillery.,181 

Co. K, Cavalry 67 Martin's Battery 22 

Co. D, 10th Battalion.. 56 Scattering ' 38 

The abbreviations used in this list signify as follows: — 

"D, 10th Batt." means that the individual was a member of Com- 
pany D of the 10th Battalion of Heavy Aitillery. 

"G, or K, 13th Va. Cav.," signifies that the man belonged to Company 
G, or K, of the 13th Regiment of Virginia Cavalry. 

"S. L. A." denotes the men enlisted in the Surry Light Artillery. 

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Battle Roll of Surry County 



ROSTER. 



Allen, Maj. William 
Ambros, Henry . . 
Andros, Thomas 
Andrews, Henry B. 
Andrews, John 
Applewhite, T. H. 
Armistead, Geo. W. 
Ashborn, Peter . . 
Atkinson, John T. 
Atkinson, Timothy 
Atkinson, Archer R. 
Atkinson, William T 
Atkinson, Thomas 
Austin, J. H. 
Avery, James S. 
Bagett, Sullivan 
Bagnal, William 
Bailey, James T. 
Bailey, Joseph W. 
Bailey, Phinneas 
Baker, Alexander. 
Baker, James R. 
Baker, Calvin. . 
Baker, Timothy 
Barfield, Alexander 
Barfield, Lysander. 
Barham, Allen C. 
Barham, Claudius A. 



10th Batt. • 

Blacksmith, S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

A North Carolina company. 



Roster 



25 



Barham, Joseph A. 
Barham, Dr. S. B. 
Barham, Lieut. W. R. 
Barham, Joseph H. 
Barlow, John W. . 
Barlow, William 0. 
Barlow, Decatur 
Barlow, Junius H. 
Baugh, William W. 
Bell, T. Boiling . 
Bell, Edwin R. . 
Bell, James T. 
Bell, John H. . 
Bell, Jacob E. 
Bell, William Joe 
Bell, Samuel D. 
Bell, William T. 
Bell, Josiah . . 
Bell, George A. 
Bell, J. Nicholas 
Bennett, Thomas 
Bennett, John Q. 
Berryman, John A. 
Berryman, Thomas E. 
Berryman, Sergt. T. J. 
Berryman, Joseph R. 
Berryman, John R. 
Berryman, W. Holt 
Bishop, Meritt . . . 
Bishop, Morton . . 
Bishop, Luther T. 
Bohannan, Lieut. A. P. 
Bratten, J. A. ... 
Bryant, John W. . . 



G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Medical Corps. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

A Roanoke company. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 



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Battle Roll of Surry County 



N. 



Briggs, Edwin W. 
Brock, Alexander . . 
Brown, J. Thomas 
Brown, A. Nicholas . 
Burt, Capt. Samuel H 
Burt, John E. . 
Butts, Madison 
Camble, William 
Carrington, Frank 
Casey, Roger . . 
Charles, Joseph P. 
Cheatham, Samuel 
Clanton, Edwin 
Clarke, Geo. T. 
Clarke, A. Quinton 
Clarke, James E. . . 
Clayton, William A. 
Clements, Capt. J. H 
Clements, Pharoah 
Clements, Thomas 
Coakley, F. A. . . 
Cockes, Robert . . 
Cockes, A. B. 
Cockes, C. Nicholas 
Cockes, Joseph P. 
Cockes, Christopher 
Cockes, R. W. . . 
Cockes, Thomas T. 
Cockes, Littleton M 
Cockes, Samuel . . 
Cockes, C. E. . . 
Cofer, William W. 
Cofer, Madison . . 
Cofer, Abner B. . 



G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Georgia Cavalry. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Signal Corps. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Home Guard. 

9th Va. Inf. 

Signal Corps. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Home Guard. 

Capt. Duck's Company. 

Smithfield Artillery. 

S. L. A. 



Roster 27 

Cofer, Devlin .... 18th Va. Batt. 

Cofer, Robert .... 18th Va. Batt. 

Cole, Joseph . , . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Conway, J. J K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Collier, R. M. J. ... S. L. A. 

Collier, Edwin L. . . . S. L. A. 

Collier, Robert A. . . S. L. A. 

Councill, Ben . . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Councill, J. G K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Cotton, W. M. . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Crenshaw, Lieut. E. P. G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Crenshaw, Lieut. I. 0. S. L. A. 

Crocker, Peter F. . . . S. L. A. 

Crocker, William . . . S. L. A. 

Crymes, L K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Davis, John A S. L. A. 

Davis, D. Richmond Howitzers. 

Davis, Joseph R. . . . 16th Va. Inf. 

Davis, Powhatan . . . Ordnance Dept. 

Davis, John B D, 10th Batt. 

Deal, James H G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Deal, John A S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Dean, Geo. W S. L. A. 

Delk, M. A S. L. A. 

Delk, Hezekiah . . . . S. L. A. 

Delk, B. Hardy . . . S. L. A. 

Delk, Sydnor . . . . 3d Va. Inf. 

Derring, Julian A. . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Deuell, James T. . . . S. L. A. 

Deuell, John D, 10th Batt. 

Deuell, Meritt . . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Drew, Capt. B. C. . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Durphey, Geo. W. . . D, 10th Batt. 

Edwards, CM. . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 



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Edwards, W. N. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Edwards, James E. . . D, 10th Batt. 

Edwards, Robinson . . S. L. A. 

Edwards, Henry ... 3d Va. Inf. 

Edwards, E. T S. L. A. 

Edwards, John W. . . S. L. A. 

Edwards, W. John . . S. L. A. 

Edwards, J. Decatur . S. L. A. 

Edwards, W. H. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Edwards, Thomas N. . S. L. A. 

Ellensworth, William . K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, Junius S. L. A. 

Ellis, Ira A G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, J. P G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, Benjamin . . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, E. F K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, Robert K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ellis, James H K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Elliott, William H. . . S. L. A. 

Emory, Nicholas . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Emory, Isham .... Martin's Battery. 

Emory, Patrick H. . . D, 10th Batt. 

Faison, Robert . . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Faison, Alexander . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Faison, Josiah W. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Farrar, R. Fuller . . . S. L. A. 

Faulcon, Lieut. Jacob G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Faulcon, Dr. John . . Medical Corps. 

Fitchett, John . . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Fitchett, Lieut. Joseph G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Fittz, L. W K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Foster, T. V K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Foreman, Lieut. W. W. S. L. A. 

Frazier, R. B K, 13th Va. Cav. 



Roster 



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Fuller, J. T. . 
Gay, James . 
Garon, Joseph 
Gault, J. A. . 
Gill, Sergt. H. O 
Gill, Robert . 
Goodrich, Ben T 
Goodrich, Alpheus H 
Goodrich, Leroy 
Goodrich, Robert T. 
Goodrich, Whitfield 
Goodrich, James T. 
Goodrich, Anson 
Goodrich, William W 
Goodson, John P 
Glover, Lewis 
Glover, Joseph 
Glover, Tucker . 
Glover, Henry 
Glazebrook, Richard 
Graves, Charles 
Green, Samuel M. 
Green, Lieut. Joseph 
Grant, J. O. . 
Grant, G. W. 
Grant, Christian 
Grant, E. M. . 
Guy, William M 
Gray, James E. 
Gray, Junius . 
Gray, Milton . . 
Gray, Lieut. James 
Gwaltney, B. F. 
Gwaltney, P. D 



M, 



K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

41st Va. Inf. 

41st Va. Inf. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

3d Va. Inf. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

Ordnance Dept., S. L. A. 



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Gwaltney, W. H. J. . 
Gwaltney, John A. M. 
Gwaltney, John A. 
Gwaltney, S. C. 
Gwaltney, Josiah 
Gwaltney, Samuel T 
Gwaltney, Joseph . 
Gwaltney, Madison 
Gwaltney, Kincaid 
Gwaltney, Roland 
Gwaltney, James 
Gwaltney, Joe. 
Hall, James . 
Hall, Charles . 
Hancock, J. T. 
Hancock, J. G. 
Hankins, Capt. J. D 
Hankins, John 
Hansberger, W. F. 
Hargrave, James L. 
Hargrave, James H. 
Hargrave, W. R. . 
Hargrave, Geo. M. 
Hargrave, Richard A 
Hargrave, Alonza 
Harris, John T. 
Harris, J. Thomas 
Harris, William E. 
Hart, John H. 
Hart, John H. Sr. 
Harvej 7 , Bird . 
Harris, W. C. 
Hines, James N 
Hatchett, B. A. 



3d Va. Inf. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Home Guard. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Martin's Battery. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

41st Va, Inf. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

41st Va. Inf. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 



Roster 



31 



Hatchell, James 
Holmes, Geo. C. 
Hobbs, A. H. . 
Holland, Zachariah 
Holloway, J. T. 
Hollo way, R. A. 
Holloway, Robert A 
Holleman, E. S. 
Holt, Aurelius 
Holt, Atticus . . 
Holdsworth, Geo. W. 
Holdsworth, John N. 
Holdsworth, William 
Holloway, Jesse P. 
Holloway, Richard 
Hunnicutt, Roland 
Irving, Beverly W. 
James, William E. 
James, Robert . 
James, Thomas A 
Jeter, J. E. 
Johnson, W. S. . 
Johnson, Randolph 
Johnson, D. P. . 
Johnson, John 
Jones, Lieut. J. B 
Jones, B. T. . . 
Jones, Charles 
Jones, William C. 
Jones, John S. . 
Jones, Isaac G. . 
Jones, Robert H. 
Jones, B. W. 
Jones, Wiley . . 



S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

G, 31st Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

41st Va. Inf. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 



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Jones, Dr. Joseph N 
Jones, Edward W. 
Jordan, Mansfield 
Jordan, Waverly 
Jordan, Franklin 
Judkins, John L. 
Judkins, R. P. Q. . 
Judkins, James . . 
Judkins, Linneus . 
Judkins, B. O. 
Judkins, William J. 
Judkins, Julian H. 
Judkins, Joseph T. 
Kea, Jesse . . . 
Kea, John R. 
Kea, Joseph R. 
King, James . . 
King, Jesse T. . 
King, Joseph . . 
King, William A. 
Lane, John N. . 
Lane, Joseph R. 
Lane, Joseph T. 
Lane, James N. 
Lane, Edward 
Lane, William F. 
Latimer, J. T. 
Lewis, James M. 
Lewis, James J. 
Little, Luther J. 
Little, J. Thomas 
Little, William H 
Little, James 
Little, Joseph 



Medical Corps. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

Signal Corps. 

S. L. A. 

3d Va. Inf. 

3d Va. Inf. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 



Roster 



33 



Long, William W. 
Loughridge, J. T. 
Lovelace, R. C. 
McAllister, R. Thomas 
McGuriman, E. H. 
Maddera, Waverly 
Maddera, Eldridge 
Maddera, W. T. . 
Mason, George . . 
Mathews, W. R. . 
Mathews, James N. 
Mathews, Meritt . 
Maynard, T. E. . 
Maynard, James C. 
Maynard, Edward T. 
Maynard, R. E. 
Messersmith, Marion 
Millington, P. M. 
Millington, J. E. . 
Millington, Robert 
Mitchell, Thomas H. 
Mitchell, C. C. . 
Milby, G. W. . 
Mills, J. W. . . 
Moore, W. B. . 
Moody, Geo. W. 
Moody, James W. 
Moody, S. A. . 
Moring, Richard 
Morris, John C. 
Morris, Geo. A. 
Morrow, George 
Nelms, John T. . 
Oaks, J. R. 



S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav., S. L. A. 

H, 13th Va. Cav. 

Signal Corps. 

Home Guard. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Signal Corps. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 



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Old. John T. . . . 
Oney, John . . . 
Oliver, William H. 
Oliver, F. L. ... 
Parsons, W. W. 
Pegram, Blair . . 
Pegram, Capt. W. A 
Peters, Henry . . 
Peters, Thomas . . 
Phillips, Joseph M. 
Phillips, Jeter . . 
Phillips, Luther 
Phillips, Frederick 
Pittman, Joseph H. 
Pond, Noah B. . 
Pond, James . . 
Presson, John W. 
Presson, William J 
Presson, Joel J. 
Price, D. M. . . 
Price, Joseph T. 
Price, Charles A. 
Price, Roland D. 
Price, Robert E. 
Priddv, J. S. . . 
Pulley, Whitfield 
Ramey, John N. 
Ramey, Joseph B. 
Ramsey, John F. 
Ray, James . . 
Richardson, C. C. 
Richardson, S. G. 
Reid, W. C. . . 
Roberts, Henry C. 



Martin's Battery. 

Martin's Battery. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

21st Va. Inf. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

D, 10th Batt. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

Martin's Battery. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 



Roster 35 

Robertson, N. T. . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 
Robertson, J. S. . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Rogers, Asa S. L. A. 

Rogers, Henry W. . S. L. A. 

Rogers, Gilbert W. . . S. L. A. 

Rogers, Thomas . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 

Rowell, J. Henry . . . S. L. A. 

Rowell, Patrick H. . . S. L. A. 

Rowell, George A. . . S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Rowell, James G. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Rowell, William E. . Martin's Battery. 

Rowell, Josiah J. . . . Martin's Battery. 

Rowell, Thomas J. . . S. L. A. 

Rowell, R. F. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ruffin, Capt. T. W. . S. L. A. 

Ruffin, William . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Ruffin, John S. L. A. 

Savedge, James W. . . Signal Corps. 

Savedge, W. S G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Savedge, V. A G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Savedge, R. R S. L. A. 

Savedge, Geo. A S. L. A. 

Savedge, J. T S. L. A. 

Savedge, C. Travis . . S. L. A. 

Savedge, W. T G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Savedge, W. H. . . . G, 13th Va. Cav. 
Savedge, Thomas . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 
Savedge, George . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 
Satterfield, J. W. . . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 
Scammell, W. J. . . . D, 10th Batt. 
Scammell, James 0. . . K, 13th Va. Cav. 
Scammell, John . . . S. L. A. 
Scarborough, Robt. . . D, 10th Batt. 
Scarborough, Ben. . . D, 10th Batt. 



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Scott, R. T. . . 
Scott, William 
Scott, John F. . 
Seward, S. T. 
Seward, James R 
Seward, C. H. . 
Seward, John L. 
Seward, F. R. . . 
Seward, A. H. . 
Seward, James B. 
Seward, William T 
Seward, James . 
Slade, Joseph T. 
Slade, Oliver A. 
Shields, Mallory 
Smith, Dr. E. C. 
Simpson, W. J. . 
Snead, S. W. . . 
Spratley, E. S. . 
Spratley, James N. 
Spratley, T. W. M 
Spratley, W. H. 
Spratley, W. T. 
Spratley, T. J. 
Spratley, James D 
Spratley, Nicholas 
Spratley, James T 
Spratley, Junius. 
Stuart, Julian A. 
Taylor, Capt. Travis W 
Taylor, James T. . . . 
Thomas, Benton D. 
Thompson, Tecumseh . 
Thompson, W. T. . . . 



G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

Signal Corps. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 



Roster 



37 



Thompson, R. C. 
Turner, L. L. 
Turner, James M. 
Turner, James T. 
Turner, W. Henry 
Turnley, John J. 
Tynes, Thomas H. 
Tynes, John . . 
Tyree, W. B. . 
Underwood, John 
Underwood, J. H. 
Underwood, James C 
Underwood, W. S. 
Vellines, Peter . . 
Waggoner, Geo. A. 
Warren, James S. 
Warren, Jesse . . 
Warren, Plato J. . 
Warren, Arthur W. 
Warren, S. D. . . 
Watkins, Henry 
Wall, James T. . . 
West, Samuel W. . 
West, James H. 
Wheadon, James W. 
White, L. W. . . . 
White, John L. 
Whitmore, C. W. . 
Whitley, Lieut. Joel 
Williams, T. H. . 
Williams, T. S. . . 
WiUiams, C. Y. . 
Williams, Thomas 
Williams, S. M. . 



W. 



S. L. A., G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

D, 10th Batt. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13tn Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. . 

S. L. A. 

Signal Corps. 

D, 10th Batt, 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

Smithfield Artillery. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

Pr. George Cav. 

S. L. A. 

G, 13th Va. Cav. 

D, 10th Batt. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 

K, 13th Va. Cav. 

S. L. A. 

S. L. A. 



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Williams, Lieut. J. Thomas 
Wilson, G. W. . 
Wilson, W. R. 
Wilson, Dr. Mack 
Wilson, Dr. John 
Wilson, W. R. 
Wilson, Adjt. Samuel 
Winfield, J. E. C. 
Wright, N. C. . 
Wright, P. H. 
Wright, E. W. . 
Wilcox, Magnus 
Wilcox, John 
Woodward, James 
Wrenn, John W. 
Wrenn, Thomas 
Wrenn, Arthur . 
Wrenn, J. W. . 



D, 10th Batt. 
K, 13th Va. Cav. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
10th Batt. 
K, 13th Va. Cav. 
D, 10th Batt. 
D, 10th Batt. 
S. L. A. 
D, 10th Batt. 
D, 10th Batt. 
K, 13th Va. Cav. 
D, 10th Batt. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
G, 13th Va. Cav. 
K, 13th Va. Cav. 



"Gone the cry of Forward! Forward! 
Lost within a growing gloom ; 
Lost, or only heard in silence, 
From the silence of the tomb." 



Personal and Historical Notes 

Majoe William Allen. — It is worthy of observa- 
tion that the first name in alphabetical order on the 
battle roll of Surry is that of a man possessed of great 
wealth, but who was also a true patriot. He took an 
active part from the first, and it was largely by his 
exertions that a fine company of volunteers was or- 
ganized in his part of the county. 

The remark has been made by the ill-informed that 
the Southern struggle was ''the rich man's war and 
the poor man's fight," but in Major Allen's case this 
was not true. When the war began he was one of the 
most opulent men in his part of the State, but he 
promptly offered his services and gave freely of his 
means in defense of the cause he had espoused. He 
was a patriot of the oldtime regime. He did not re- 
main at his fine old colonial home in inglorious ease 
while his poorer neighbors were venturing their all in 
the army. 

Having been chosen the commander of the new 
company he had helped to organize, he equipped and 
uniformed his men, set his own slaves to work in erect- 
ing fortifications, and soon had his company in 
splendid condition for defensive warfare. 

When the 10th Battalion of heavy artillery was or- 
ganized at Jamestown, Captain Allen's company was 
made Company D of the battalion and he became the 
major of that command. 

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40 Battle Roll of Surry County 

He held this position with honor and distinction 
till the close of the war, and then retired again to 
private life. He died at his home, Clermont on the 
James, a few years after the close of hostilities. 

Henry Ambros served as blacksmith in the S. L. A. 
'63- '65. He performed no military duty, but was a 
very useful man. He came from Richmond. 

Of Thomas Andros, who is reported to have gone 
into Martin 's Battery, I have no data. 

Henry B. and John Andrews were there, good and 
efficient soldiers. Let that be set to their credit. Both 
in D, 10th Battalion. 

George W. Armistead was in the S. L. A. for a 
short time, but was soon transferred to the naval 
school in Richmond as an instructor in mathematics. 

T. H. Applewhite was a private in Company K, 
13th Virginia Cavalry. Peter Ashburn is known to 
have been in the same command. 

J. Thomas Atkinson volunteered in April, '61, was 
sergeant in D, 10th Battalion, and served efficiently to 
the end. 

Timothy Atkinson, from Wall's Bridge locality, 
served through the war in G, 13th Cavalry. 



Notes 41 

Archibald R. Atkinson and William T. Atkinson, 
both from Isle of Wight, served usefully in the S. L. 
A. '62- '65. Archer was an exemplary man and often 
led in prayer meetings. Was detailed for nurse in 
Chimborazo Hospital in '64. 

Of the other Thomas Atkinson, of D, 10th Bat- 
talion, I have no data, but he was there. 

J. H. Austin was corporal in K, 13th Cavalry, 
therefore a useful man. 

James S. Aveky joined the S. L. A. and did good 
service. He is still living (1913), a prosperous 
farmer, near Sexton. 

Of Sullivan Bagett and William Bagnal I have 
been unable to gather any information. 

James T., Joseph W. and Phinneas Bailey were 
brothers, from Southampton. They did their duty 
well. 

The Baker brothers, Alexander, Calvin and 
James R., came from Isle of Wight. James retired in 
'62 on the 35-year law; Aleck transferred to G, 
13th Cavalry in '62; and Calvin filled his post faith- 
fully in the S. L. A. till the end. Only Alexander is 
yet living. 

Timothy Baker, carpenter, appears to have served 
a short time in Martin's Battery, but retired in '62 
on the 35-year law. 



42 Battle Roll of Surry County 

The brothers, Alexander and Lysander Barfield, 
came from North Carolina, but had made their home 
in Surry. Reported to have been capital soldiers. 

Allen C, Joseph A. S. and Claudius A. Barham 
were brothers, natives of Surry. Claudius, who re- 
sided at Durham, N. C, joined a North Carolina com- 
pany. Joseph, "Big Joe," was a Surryan of the old 
type, and veterinary for his company. Allen an- 
swered to roll call in K, 13th Cavalry. 

Dr. Sidney B. Barham entered the medical corps 
and was assigned to duty as assistant surgeon at Hos- 
pital No. 11, Richmond, in 1862. Subsequently detailed 
for services at home (Surry) in consequence of the 
scarcity of physicians for the home people. Con- 
tinued in the home field till the close of the war, and 
yet remains an honored member of the Old Guard of 
'61- '65. In both professional and political life, he has 
served his people faithfully and very efficiently for 
many years. 

Lieutenant W. R. Barham was among the earliest 
volunteers in 1861 ; served as Orderly Sergeant till 
May, 1862, then Lieutenant to the end of the war. He 
was always at his post, and was very popular with his 
men. He commanded his company in the last fight, 
April 8, 1865. Died May 17, 1908. 

Joseph H. Barham was a very efficient soldier; 
never in hospital a day, and never shirked a duty. 



Notes 43 

Was slightly wounded in the hand at Port Walthall, 
May 7, 1864. Often entrusted with important details. 
He is yet quite hale, and actively engaged in farming. 

The four Barlows, John W., William 0., Junius 
H. and Decatur, were from Isle of Wight, and all 
served acceptably in the S. L. A. They were good and 
reliable men. Only Junius H. is yet living, a prosper- 
ous farmer and a good citizen. 

Of W. W. Baugh his officers spoke as being a brave 
and capital soldier and always at his post. He was a 
useful citizen till his death, some years since. 

With the long list of Bells — eleven in all — I was 
personally acquainted and can certify that they were 
all in the army. Edwin R., after leaving the S. L. A. 
in '62, followed the Stars and Bars under Stuart with 
firmness and devotion till the end. T. Bolling Bell 
was a soldier and a man of the noblest type. James 
Thomas Bell, son of Robert Bell, enlisted in a Roan- 
oke company and was at Manassas in '61. He con- 
tracted measles and died at Culpeper, August, '61. 
John H. Bell was gunner and bugler in the S. L. A., 
a good soldier and a good man. J. Nicholas and 
George A. Bell, brothers, went out in '62 on the 35- 
year provision and did not re-enlist. Josiah Bell, a 
generous-hearted boy from Isle of Wight, fell a prey 
to measles in '62. Sam, William J., or "Billy Joe," 
as the men called him, and Jacob E. served with fidel- 
ity to the close. Of the entire list, only William T. 
("Boston") and Jacob E. remain with us. 



44 Battle Roll of Surry County 

The Bennett brothers, John Q. and Thomas, did 
not shirk at home, but went bravely forth with the 
rest; Thomas in Martin's Battery. 

John A. and Thomas E. Berryman, oldest sons of 
a large and worthy family of Berrymans, went and 
"joined the cavalry" with the earliest enlistments. 
John was captured and exchanged while sick, and died 
in hospital at Savannah, Ga., where his remains now 
rest in the soldiers' cemetery. Thomas E. is yet liv- 
ing (1913). 

T. J. Berryman was Orderly in the S. L. A. from 
'62 to the close. He was a good soldier. W. H. Berry- 
man went in while yet under military age, just in time 
to share in all the toils of the Butler campaign in 
1864. But he proved good metal and stood by his gun 
to the last hour at Appomattox. Joseph R. and John 
R. were there also, both discharging their duties well. 

Of the Bishops, Meritt, Luther and Morton, I 
have gathered little more than the fact that they did 
not tarry at home. Let their memory be honored to 
the end. 

A. P. Bohannan was first the Orderly Sergeant 
and subsequently Lieutenant in D, 10th Battalion. In 
this command he served with efficiency and credit, 
being often entrusted with special duties demanding 
courage, prudence and intelligence. The Adjutant of 
his Battalion, Samuel Wilson, Jr., says of him, "He 



Notes 45 

was a soldier without fear and without reproach. ' ' At 
Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865, his coolness and soldierly 
bearing were conspicuous ; but, for lack of timely sup- 
port, Lieutenant Bohannan, with a large part of the 
Battalion, were captured. Since the war he served the 
county very acceptably several terms as treasurer. 
He died October 11, 1905. 

J. A. Bratten, an excellent soldier of D, 10th Bat- 
talion, was wounded and captured at Sailor's Creek. 

John W. Bryant, of the "Old 10th Battalion," is 
yet living, and could interest you for hours with his 
experiences of the war. 

Of Briggs and Brock, I am unable to state more 
than appears on the roster. 

J. Thomas Brown died of smallpox in Richmond 
in 1864. A. Nicholas Brown went out on the 35-year 
discharge. 

Samuel H. Burt was the gallant commander of the 
second, or junior, Surry Cavalry. John E. Burt was 
of the same command. Surviving comrades speak of 
both as brave soldiers and excellent men. 

Frank Carrington, Charlotte county, was faithful 
to the last. Roger Casey retired on the 35-year pro- 
vision. J. P. Charles appears to have joined the 
Signal Corps. Samuel Cheatham was a worthy mem- 
ber of D, 10th Battalion. Of Edward Clanton I have 



46 Battle Roll of Surry County 

been unable to obtain information. It is a pity that 
the immediate friends of the soldiers have, as a rule, 
been so remiss in preserving a record of their part in 
the war. 

George T. Clarke served several months in Cap- 
tain Bunkley's company, of Isle of Wight. He was 
discharged on account of poor health. His brother, 
A. Quinton Clarke, enlisted in Captain Phillip's com- 
pany of Nansemond (9th Virginia Infantry). He was 
wounded slightly at §>even Pines. Died of measles in 
hospital in Lynchburg in '62. James E. Clarke went 
into the Signal Corps, stationed along James river. 

Jacob H. Clements was first a lieutenant and sub- 
sequently the captain of G, 13th Virginia Cavalry. He 
is reported to have been cool and fearless and ready 
for a dash at the enemy at any moment. His bravery 
is said by his men to have been conspicuous at Kelly's 
Ford, one of the most stubbornly-contested cavalry en- 
gagements of the war. Under W. H. F. Lee and 
Stuart, he followed the changing fortunes of war from 
Williamsburg to Appomattox. He is yet (1913) living, 
at the advanced age of 83 or 84 years. 

"Gone the friends of my bivouac. 
Some in fight against the foe, 
Some through age and slow diseases, 
Gone, as all on earth must go." 

Pharoah Clements followed the Stars and Bars 
under Lee and Stuart to the closing hour and then 
returned to be a useful and honored citizen at home. 



Notes 47 

Thomas Clements left a pleasant home to risk life and 
all in defense of Ms beloved State, and never returned. 
He died in hospital. Let his name survive. 

William A. Clayton left the S. L. A. to "join the 
cavalry" under Stuart. He served as courier and 
scout and received a dangerous wound, but remained 
with the army to the end, a good and true soldier. 
Died soon after the war. 

Robert Cockes is said to have been one among the 
best of Stuart's sabremen. And A. B. Cockes was an- 
other of the same sort. Both are still living to tell of 
their war deeds and dream over the drama of those 
four sad, yet immortal, years. 

Joseph P. Cockes, Nicholas Cockes and Christo- 
pher Cockes cast in their lot with the cavalry, all good 
soldiers and good men. And Samuel and R. W. 
Cockes were there too. They did not linger around 
the private shades of home when every brave man was 
going to the front. Littleton M. and Thomas T. 
Cockes were among the best men of the S. L. A., true 
as steel to the last. 

Charles E. Cockes served a short time in the home 
guard. 

The Cofer brothers, five of them, William W., 
Devlin, Madison, Abner B. and Robert J., were all 
sterling men and they deserve to be held in perpetual 



48 Battle Roll of Surry County 

remembrance among the heroes of '61- '65. Madison 
died in hospital in Richmond, July, 1864. Devlin was 
terribly wounded at Sailor's Creek, but survived the 
war many years. All of these have passed over to the 
grand camp on the other side. Peace to their ashes. 
Abner B. Cofer jerked the lanyard in the S. L. A. 

Of Joseph Cole and J. J. Conway no data is at 
hand, beyond what the roster states. The Collier 
brothers were with the S. L. A. Edwin L. and Robert 
A. died of measles in 1862. R. M. J. lived through the 
war, a faithful soldier in every duty. The Councills, 
Ben and J. G-., went out with the sabremen. W. M. 
Cotton was sergeant in K, 13th Cavalry. 

The Crenshaws, Lieutenant Edwin P. and Lieu- 
tenant Ira 0. were high-toned, fearless men. Ira 0. 
was terribly lacerated by the fragment of a shell at 
Point of Rocks on June 26, '62, and died in Petersburg 
of his wounds shortly after. They came originally 
from Richmond. 

Peter F. Crocker and William Crocker were from 
Isle of Wight. The last was soon discharged for dis- 
ability. Peter F. served creditably through the war 
and is yet with us. L. Crymes wore the gray with the 
rest. John A. Davis tramped around with the S. L. A. 
and proved a capital soldier. John B. Davis was a 
corporal of D, 10th Battalion. 

Joseph R. Davis went into Company D, 16th Vir- 
ginia Infantry and was with Mahone's Brigade in the 
seven days' struggle before Richmond. He died in 



Notes 49 

camp hospital at Falling Creek August 17, 1862. D. 0. 
Davis enlisted in the Richmond Howitzers and saw 
active service at Manassas, Ball's Bluff, Savage Sta- 
tion, Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg and 
Chancellorsville. After this he was made commissary 
for his battalion. Powhatan Davis was assigned to 
the ordnance department, but, with the home guard of 
Richmond, helped to repel the Dahlgren raiders on 
March 1-2, '64. No better men ever went to war than 
these. 

James Deal was a valued member of G, 13th Cav- 
alry. John A. Deal was lieutenant for the S. L. A. 
'61- '62. Resigned for the cavalry service, in which he 
was a brave and trusted soldier. He was killed in a 
cavalry engagement at Middleburg, Va. 

The Delks, Matthew A., Ben Hardy and Heze- 
kiah, were from Isle of Wight. They served with 
credit through the war. Sidnor Delk was a native of 
Surry. He joined Company I, 3d Virginia Infantry, 
and was lost to his command (doubtless killed) at 
Richmond. 

Julian A. Derring served his country under W. H. 
F. Lee. James T. Deuell was a trusted member of 
the S. L. A. John Deuell and Meritt Deuell wore 
the gray with honor and devotion. John died in 
service. 

Benjamin C. Drew was first a lieutenant and then 
the dashing captain of the old Surry Cavalry, G, 13th 
Virginia. 



50 Battle Roll of Surry County 

George W. Duephey was with D, 10th Battalion, 
but, like many other of our old soldiers, no data is at 
hand to tell of his loyalty to the Southern cause. 



Now come the Edwardses, a numerous family, and 
nearly all of them made of tough and solid soldier 
stuff. C. M. Edwards is listed by Orderly Sergeant 
H. 0. Gill as belonging to K, 13th Cavalry. W. N. 
Edwards, a very worthy man and a good soldier, was 
with G, 13th Cavalry. James E. Edwards carried a 
musket or pulled the lanyard for D, 10th Battalion. 
Robinson went out of the S. L. A. on the 35-year law. 
Henry filled a soldier's place in the numerous battles 
in which the 3d Virginia Infantry took part, and car- 
ried a minie ball in his shoulder to his death, some 
years after the war. E. T. Edwards faced his coun- 
try's foes with the S. L. A. in every engagement. 

W. John Edwards was a fearless Light Artillery 
boy and a capital soldier all through to the end. John 
W., like hundreds more, was carried off by disease and 
died in Petersburg of measles in '62. J. D. Edwards 
served creditably to the end, and returned to become 
a prosperous farmer. W. H. Edwards went with the 
cavalry in its memorable campaigns until severely 
wounded at White Oak Swamp, August 11, '64, from 
which time he remained in hospital till the close of the 
war. Thomas N. Edwards was a faithful soldier to 
the last and always ready for fun or for fight. May 
he long survive to tell of war times. 



Notes 51 

Of William Ellensworth I have no information 
except that he was there. That was much. Some 
strong men never got there at all — skulked at home or 
hid in the bushes. 

Junius Ellis, Ira Ellis, James P. Ellis and Ben- 
jamin Ellis were from Isle of Wight, all good sol- 
diers. Ira was nicknamed "Ironbound." Captain 
Clements says "he was a good soldier." E. F. Ellis, 
Robert and J. H. are listed in Sergeant Gill's roll of 
Company K, 13th Cavalry. Robert Ellis was killed at 
White Oak Swamp. 

William H. Elliott was a worthy man and trusted 
soldier of the S. L. A. He came from Charlotte county, 
and is yet living, a prosperous tobacco farmer. 

The three Emorys, Nicholas, Isham and Patrick, 
divided house and went into different commands. 
Patrick H. was captured on the retreat from Rich- 
mond and confined at Newport News, but made his 
escape and reached home safely. 

The Paisons, Robert, Alexander and Josiah W., 
all made an honorable record in G, 13th Virginia Cav- 
alry, and lived to reach home again. Only Alexander 
remains to tell of the stirring times with Lee and 
Stuart. 

"The muffled drum's sad roll has heat 
The soldier's last tattoo." 



52 Battle Roll of Surry County 

R. Fuller Farrar was a youth of Henrico who vol- 
unteered before full age in the S. L. A. It is learned 
that he yet lives near his old home just east of Rich- 
mond, where such tragedies have been enacted as have 
made that vicinity the burial-ground and Mecca of 
the South. 

Lieutenant Jacob Faulcon, of G, 13th Cavalry, 
after proving his valor in the field, was brutally killed 
by Federal raiders while at home on furlough in 1863. 
Dr. John Faulcon went out first with the S. L. A., but 
was soon assigned to duty in the medical corps. 

John Fitchett and Lieutenant Joseph Fitchett 
carried sabres in "the old 13th," Company G. 

"Their shivered swords are red with rust, 
Their plumed heads are bowed." 

L. W. Fitz, private, and T. V. Foster, sergeant, 
were among the best of K, 13th Cavalry. I am sorry 
I cannot relate more of such men. 

Lieutenant W. W. Foreman was the idol of the 
S. L. A. He was cool in the gravest danger, always 
jovial in camp, and ready to share his loaf or blanket 
with any needy private. He was a native of Baltimore. 

R. B. Frazier and J. T. Fuller appear on Ser- 
geant Gill 's list. Keep their memory ever green. They 
were there. 



Notes 53 

James Gay, a 35-year man, retired from the S. L. 
A. in '62. Joseph Garon, of northern birth, was cor- 
poral in the S. L. A. and a most resolute fighter. He 
never shirked a duty. J. A. Gault was one of Captain 
Burt's trusted men. 

Sergeant H. Oscar Gill was orderly in K, 13th 
Cavalry. His record for bravery and efficiency is un- 
tarnished. Robert Gill, of Company G, was a patriot, 
soldier and high-toned gentleman of the olden type. 

Ben T. Goodrich was wounded while his command 
was crossing the Potomac into Maryland, in 1862. 
Leroy Goodrich and family moved to Petersburg only 
a few years before the war came on. At the battle of 
Seven Pines, his son, Robert T., was killed by an ex- 
ploding shell, his body being horribly mangled. Whit- 
field Goodrich died in camp early in 1862. 

Samuel M. Green, a worthy member of G, 13th 
Cavalry, was killed at Hagerstown. Joseph M. Green 
was a lieutenant of D, 10th Battalion, and made a fine 
record. 

William M. Guy was color-bearer in the 10th Bat- 
talion and was wounded at Sailor's Creek. James 
Edwin Gray went to the 3d Virginia Infantry and was 
never heard from after the battles at Richmond in 
1862. 

P. D. Gwaltney joined the S. L. A., but was as- 
signed to the ordnance department, where he did ex- 



54 Battle Roll of Surry County 

cellent service for the Confederacy. W. H. Jordan 
Gwaltney went out with Captain Calcott's company, 
3d Virginia Infantry, and was lost to the command 
during the struggle at Richmond in 1862. Madison 
Gwaltney was wounded at Sailor's Creek, but lived 
to be a prosperous farmer after the war. 

James D. Hankins was at first lieutenant and then 
the captain of the S. L. A. He was popular, an expert 
in tactics, and a good provider for his men. His 
brother, John H., went first to the Signal Corps, but 
was transferred to the S. L. A. in '64 for courier. 



Note. — A number of men, as good soldiers no doubt 
as any that appear on the roster, have been passed by 
without mention, for the only reason that no informa- 
tion was in hand concerning them. My primary object 
has been to make the roster as complete as possible 
and then to give such notes and data as could be ob- 
tained concerning individuals. 

James L. Hargrave was sergeant in G, 13th Cav- 
alry. George M. Hargrave held the like honor in the 
S. L. A. 

John Henry Hart carried a trusty sabre in G, 13th 
Cavalry, and, after following Stuart in all of his 
daring campaigns, returned to the quiet shades of 
rural life on the old Blackwater, where he yet enjoys 
good health and repose. 



Notes 55 

Zechaeiah Holland was seriously wounded at Port 
Walthall, May 7, '64, and died in hospital in Rich- 
mond. The Holt brothers, Aurelius and Atticus, 
served faithfully through the war and returned to be 
useful citizens at home. 

The Holdsworths, George W., John N. and Wil- 
liam, filled honorable posts in G, 13th Cavalry, and re- 
turned to help build up the waste places made by the 
four years of sanguinary struggle. 

Jesse P. Hollow ay, a native of Surry, residing in 
Sussex, went out with the 41st Virginia Infantry and 
shared in all of the battles of Mahon's Brigade, until 
disabled in the arm at the Crater, July 30, '64. 

William S. Johnson was from Connecticut, but 
made a capital soldier in the S. L. A. from beginning 
to end of the war, and returned to his family at Cler- 
mont. Isaac G. Jones was discharged for disability 
in the summer of 1863. Frank and Waverly Jordan 
were good men from Smithfield. 

Julian H. Judkins was wounded at Drewry 's Bluff, 
May 16, '64. Joseph R. Lane, D, 10th Battalion, died 
in hospital in 1863. Edward Lane was killed in camp 
by an exploding shell. 

Luther J. Little was a sergeant and a reliable 
soldier in the S. L. A. William H. Little went out 
on the 35-year exemption, but was too patriotic to stay 
out and went next into the cavalry service. 



56 Battle Roll of Surry County 

R. T. McAllister, of D, 10th Battalion, and Ever- 
ett H. McGuriman were true and faithful soldiers 
through all the trying tragedy. Both made honorable 
records. And so of a dozen more that immediately 
follow, but of whom I have no records, more than ap- 
pear on the general list. 

The Millingtons were natives of Surry, born near 
Parson 's Swamp, and near the line of Isle of Wight. 

Samuel A. Moody died while at home on furlough, 
in the summer of 1863. Richard Moring died in camp, 
at Port Walthall, August, 1862. 

John C. Morris went out of G, 13th Cavalry, on the 
35-year exemption, but re-enlisted in K, same com- 
mand. He was subsequently disabled by wounds and 
honorably discharged from further service. No blot 
on that record. 

William W. Parsons carried a sabre and a ser- 
geant's badge in K, 13th Cavalry, and returned to be 
a useful citizen many years after the war. Blair 
Pegram was with G, 13th Cavalry, a short time near 
the close and had some stirring experiences at Sailor's 
Creek and elsewhere. He is a Virginia gentleman of 
the highest type and delights to meet and talk with 
the men who wore the gray. May the golden lights of 
the sunset hour linger long and pleasantly with him. 

Captain W. A. Pegram. — Surry may well be proud 
to be able to claim this gallant young Spartan for her 



Notes 57 

own. Though born in Sussex county, he came to Surry 
early in life, where several years of his boyhood and 
youth were passed. Shortly before the war, he ac- 
cepted a position with a business firm in Richmond, 
where he resided when the war began. 

There he volunteered in Company F of the 21st 
Virginia Infantry, a command that was assigned to 
Stonewall Jackson's Brigade. By the close of the 
terrible seven days' struggle at Richmond in 1862, 
Company F had become almost annihilated, only three 
men remaining. Of these, Willie A. Pegram was one 
and on the recommendation of friends he was given a 
captain's commission, with instructions to organize a 
new company, which he did. 

In the summer of '63, Captain Pegram 's company 
was detailed to guard General Lee's wagon trains at 
Williamsport, Md. There, in a spirited contest with 
the foe continuing through all of one day, the company 
held its ground until the arrival of Stuart's cavalry 
brought them relief. 

But, alas! in the shadow of the gloaming of that 
fatal 6th of July, and during a lull in the fight, Captain 
Pegram, on going forward a little to reconnoitre, was 
struck in the forehead by a chance bullet and killed 
instantly. 

Luther Phillips ("Bun") was orderly sergeant 
for G, 13th Cavalry. 

James Pond, S. L. A., had an arm torn off by the 
fragment of a shell at Fort Stephens, May 14, '64, and 
died in hospital shortly afterwards of pneumonia. He 
was but a mere lad. 



58 Battle Roll of Surry County 

John Presson, S. L. A., died at home during the 
progress of the war. Robert E. Price, D, 10th Bat- 
talion, was shot in the arm at Sailor's Creek. John N. 
and J. B. Ramey, of Carsleys vicinity, shared with 
their command in the hotly-contested cavalry struggle 
near Kelley's Ford or Brandy Station, June 9, 1863. 

Being again compelled, by the sparsity of data, to 
pass over the names of many noble men, I come next 
to that of James G. Rowell, who was severely wounded 
and disabled in an engagement near Culpeper in 1863. 
Thomas J. Rowell, S. L. A., died early in 1862. 

Capt. T. W. Ruffin, S. L. A., resigned in October, 
'62, and was succeeded by Lieut. J. D. Hankins. 

"W. S. Savedge and V. A. Savedge were among the 
best and most efficient men of G, 13th Cavalry. W. J. 
Scammel was captured at Falling Creek, on the re- 
treat, April 3, 1865. James R. Seward made a good 
record in Company G. A. H. Seward was early dis- 
charged on account of disability. 

Mallory Shields, S. L. A., was shot through the 
body at Port Walthall, but survived and settled in 
Hampton, Va., after the close of hostilities. 

The gallant Dr. E. C. Smith, of G, 13th Cavalry, 
was a sharp swordsman or a good surgeon, just as cir- 
cumstances demanded. There were few better or 
braver men than he, or few more generous and tender- 
hearted. He has left a good record. 



Notes 59 

Edwin S. Speatley ("Bun") was several times 
severely wounded, but, I am glad to say, survived 
every disaster and could do good service in the field 
yet, if need be. His record is beyond question. 

W. H. Spkatley is reported as having been a good 
and efficient soldier. He shared in all the fights in 
which his company was engaged. Returned to be a 
good farmer, till his death, about 1898. T. W. M. 
Speatley is said to have been the Mark Twain of his 
command. What an interesting volume might be gath- 
ered of the comic scenes and incidents of the war. He 
was named "Tom Punch," for brevity, and, it is said, 
could punch a sworcl with the best Yankee of them all. 

Julian A. Stuart received a very painful wound at 
second Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864. 

Travis W. Taylor was the original ante-war cap- 
tain of G, Surry Cavalry. He retired in 1862. 

Benton D. Thomas received an unwelcome minie 
ball in the shoulder at Fort Stephens, May 14, 1864. 

W. Thomas Thompson, courier, was killed in 
Amelia, on the retreat, April, 1865. 

John Underwood was sergeant and an excellent 
soldier of the S. L. A. Arthur W. Warren was cap- 
tured at Fort Harrison in August, 1864. James W. 
Wheadon was a native of Surry, but had resided in 
Petersburg some time before the war began. 



60 Battle Roll of Surry County 

Lieut. Joel W. Whitley was painfully wounded in 
the shoulder at Fort Stephens, May 14, '64. 

J. Thomas Williams was a popular Lieutenant in 
the "old 10th Battalion," Company D. 

Samuel Wilson, Je., was adjutant of the 10th Bat- 
talion, which post he filled with efficiency and credit 
until disabled in the battle at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 
1865. In that engagement he received a wound in the 
leg which necessitated amputation and made him a 
cripple for life. This true patriot, a worthy son of 
old Surry, is, I am glad to say, yet answering to roll 
call in this lower camp. 

Nicholas C. Wright served as courier for the 10th 
Battalion. He was captured on the retrograde, April, 
1865. 

Edward W. Wright, S. L. A., received wounds in 
the battle at Port Walthall, May 7, '64, of which he 
died a few weeks later in hospital in Richmond. His 
remains lie interred in Oakwood, the soldiers' ceme- 
tery, near that city. 



Addenda and Corrigenda 

Madison Butts is claimed for K, 13th Cavalry, by 
Sergeant Gill's roll. William (Billie) Camble is listed 
with the Surry men of Company D, 10th Battalion, by 
Mr. John W. Bryant, a sturdy old veteran of that 
command. 

James H. Deal, G, 13th Cavalry, went out on the 
35-year exemption of 1862. 

George W. Dean, from Isle of Wight, filled a pri- 
vate's place honorably and efficiently in the S. L. A. 
He was never a Q man. 

Of James T. or James D. Goodrich I have no data. 
William W. Goodrich is yet (1913) living to tell of 
how he rode with Stuart into the hottest of the fight. 

John P. Goodson was a fearless boy from Isle 
of Wight, who joined the S. L. A. in 1863. Lewis and 
Joseph Glover did faithful duty in the S. L. A. 
Tucker and Henry Glover went to Martin's Battery. 

Glazebrook — only one of that name — drew a bright 
sabre in K, 13th Cavalry. Charles Graves the same 
in G. 

The Grants all went to Captain Martin's Artillery, 
perhaps while it was stationed on the Blackwater in 
'63. Said to have been good soldiers. 

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62 Battle Roll of Surry County 

Junius and Milton Gray were Isle of Wight men. 
Milton was commissary sergeant '63- '65. Junius 
("Gillis") and Joe Glover sold the morning's papers 
for Lightfoot's Battalion while we camped around 
Richmond. 

Captain Clements speaks of John (Jack) A. M. 
Gwaltney, a young Surry patriot, as having been "a 
good soldier and true as steel." John A. Gwaltney, 
S. L. A., was in Sergeant Gray's forage corps as 
driver, and a good man. 

S. C. Gwaltney is claimed as one of Captain Burt 's 
best sabre men. Josiah Gwaltney, a youth from Isle 
of Wight, died at Chimborazo Hospital in 1863. 

Mark Hankins, a young brother of Capt. J. D. 
Hankins, and whose name does not appear on the 
roster, was with the V. M. Cadets in the battle at 
New Market. 

James G. Goodrich, G, 13th Cavalry, was captured 
at White Oak Swamp, August, '64. John Spratley, 
brother of James N. Spratley, S. L. A., who enlisted 
in a Petersburg company, was killed in the Butler 
campaign, May 6-24, 1864. 

James D. Spratley, G, 13th Cavalry, died in hos- 
pital, 1862. 

Servetus McQueen Williams was a sergeant and 
a good soldier and very useful man in the S. L. A. 



Addenda 63 

Comrade Claudius Whitmoee, of D, 10th Battal- 
ion, is yet bunking in the lower camp. 

Was there a William W. Weight, who enlisted in 
D, 10th Battalion, or in any other command! And 
was there a James T. Edwaeds who joined the Signal 
Corps? These names appear on some of my memo- 
randa. 

Geoege C. Holmes, son of Rev. Samuel Holmes, of 
Southampton, enlisted while under the military age 
and made an excellent soldier to the end. He was a 
pious youth and highly esteemed by all the company. 
He died October 29, 1907. 

James Hines is another name that should appear 
on the roster. He was with the S. L. A. at Point of 
Rocks, but was never heard of subsequently. 

There were several "substitute" men in the S. L. 
A., but they did not tarry long. They "folded their 
tents (blankets) and silently stole away." Hence their 
names do not appear. 

John T. Nelms, who is yet living, was a fine soldier 
and an expert driver in the Surry Artillery. May he 
long live to meet the boys in their annual reunions. 

Joseph T. Peice, of the S. L. A., died April 9, 
1913, while these notes were being written out for 
publication. I can bear personal testimony that Joe 



64 Battle Roll of Surry County 

was a good and true soldier from beginning to the 
end of the war. He never shirked a duty, though he 
was often called upon to perform hard and difficult 
tasks. He fully earned the approbation of his officers 
and the esteem of posterity. 

John H. Hankins, W. E. James, W. E. Harris, 
James W. Moody and James D. Edwards, all worthy 
men of the S. L. A., died during the early part of the 
present year (1913). 

One list claims a Micajah Cheatham for D, 10th 
Battalion. This acids another name to the roster. 
Richaed Hamlin is also claimed for the same com- 
pany. Also a William Johnson, but I think the last is 
doubtful. A Hezekiah Emory is likewise claimed for 
Company D, and a James Pkesson also. If the names 
of J. T. Glazebrook, J. A. Stuart, J. H. Hargrave and 
George W. Judkins should be included in Company D 
(or in other commands), then, with the four names 
above given, eight names should be added to the ros- 
ter, making a grand total of 496 men in all. 



The Soldiers' Monument of Surry 

IT is proper that some account be given in this me- 
morial volume of the origin of the beautiful tribu- 
tary shaft that faces the title page. This was the 
work, primarily, of the Sons of the Confederate Vet- 
erans of Surry, aided by the Daughters of Veterans. 

It was as far back as July 12, 1904, that a meeting 
of the Sons was held, in which a committee of five 
members was appointed to devise ways and means to 
erect a monument to the old soldiers of the county. 

It was out of this movement there grew the Con- 
federate Memorial Association of Surry county, con- 
sisting of some fifty or more members, duly organized 
and chartered and empowered to work. The new or- 
ganization took immediate steps to secure funds and 
perfect the plan for erecting a suitable memorial pile 
to the Men in Gray who went from this county into 
the war of 1861- '65. 

The Board of Supervisors of Surry county gener- 
ously appropriated $500 to the fund; the Daughters 
of the Confederacy, the Surry Lumber Company, the 
ladies of the village of Surry, the Retail Merchants' 
Association, the Missionary Society of Moores Swamp 
Church, and various patriotic individuals and mercan- 
tile firms all united to further the enterprise and en- 
courage the workers therein. 

After a delay of two years, the monument was 
completed and the unveiling ceremonies were an- 
nounced to take place on August 2, 1910. 

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Governor Claude A. Swanson (then Senator) was 
secured for speaker ; the R. E. Lee Camp of Veterans 
of Richmond and the A. P. Hill Camp of Petersburg- 
were invited to attend and were present; the veter- 
ans of Surry and adjoining counties turned out in 
force ; and a very large concourse of citizens was pres- 
ent to witness the proceedings and share in the en- 
thusiasm and patriotism of the day and occasion. 

It was a gala day for all — a red letter day in the 
history of Surry county. The members of the Confed- 
erate Memorial Association are entitled to great credit 
for the completion of this laudable work. It is earn- 
estly to be hoped that this association will not disband 
because their first task has been accomplished. There 
is other work demanding their patriotic labors that 
should not much longer be neglected. A photographic 
volume of the places and buildings of historic interest 
in Surry is very desirable. And a complete record 
of the history of the county and biographical notices 
of its noted men is a real and pressing need of the 
times. 

Let us try to show the rising generations that there 
is something in old Surry to bind their hearts to its 
firesides and cause them to cling with affection to the 
altars of their fathers. There is an abundance of the 
romance of history here, clustering around these quiet 
hills and dells, these farms and fields. 

And there is poetry and pathos here, and plenty 
and prosperity as well for all who will labor with an 
honest and hearty purpose. Let us cling to these lands 
of our fathers with an eternal devotion, and by our 



Soldiers' Monument 67 

own earnest labors build up and brighten and sanctify 
and possess these homes, made sacred to us by the 
blood and tears of our ancestors from the days of 
John Smith until now. 

The monumental pile consists of a pedestal and 
pillar of Virginia granite, surmounted by a bronze 
figure of a Confederate cavalryman, standing at 
parade rest with his hands clasped on the hilt of his 
drawn sabre. The pedestal is eight and one-half feet 
square and the total height is about twenty-one feet. 

On the front, or north, side is cut a figure of the 
Confederate battle flag and below it the words : "Our 
Heroes — 1861- '65. ' ' On the west is inscribed : ' ' To the 
Confederate Soldiers of Surry County." On the south 
appears a distich from a poem by Armistead Gordon : 

"That we through life may not forget 
To love the thin gray line." 

And on the eastern side are the words: "Erected by 
the Confederate Memorial Association of Surry 
County, A. D. 1909." Four piles of twenty 8-inch 
shells have been placed by the sides of the monument. 
This monument is said to be one of the handsomest 
in the State and has been much admired. It stands 
in front of and near the present courthouse building; 
also near the old clerk's office building, which, since 
the erection of the new courthouse, has been converted 
into a museum edifice for the display and proper pres- 
ervation of relics and mementos of the Confederate 
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CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION 

Below is given the present organization of the Con- 
federate Memorial Association of Surry, under whose 
auspices the county is indebted for the conception and 
completion of this tribute to the memory of our Men 
in Gray. 

Dr. W. W. Seward, president; A. R. Morris, vice- 
president ; W. J. Bell, vice-president ; W. A. Savedge, 
vice-president; A. W. Bohannan, secretary and treas- 
urer. 

Directors : Dr. W. W. Seward, Edward Rogers, W. 
H. Pursell, W. W. Barham, C. W. Warren, B. D. Ed- 
wards, C. M. Cox, J. W. Pond, W. W. Baugh, J. W. 
Baker, J. W. Rogers, W. A. Gwaltney, S. B. Barham, 
Jr., T. J. Spratley, J. T. Gwaltney, G. A. Savedge, 
A. W. Bohannan. 

* * * Esto perpetua. * 



Lines 

The Soldiers' Monument at Surry Courthouse, Va. 

Yon granite pile, in mystic phrase, 
Shall tell to men, in future days, 
How erst, in decades long agone, 
The northern hordes in hate came on, 
And hurled their bolts and drove their steel, 
And strove to crush 'neath despot heel, 
The hearts and wills of Southern men, 
Who stood at bay and dared them then. 

And some of these with Fitzhugh fought, 

And some with Lee and Longstreet sought 

To turn aside the wave of wrath 

That swept the South with simoon swath, 

And rose and fell full four long years, 

Till ev'ry home was laved in tears, — 

And joy forsook our Southern land, 

And war snatched hope from mercy's hand. 

Around this modest marble pile, 
Where now we pause to muse awhile, 
In coming days the breeze will sing, 
And Love will here her off 'rings bring, 
And scatter tears in vernal flowers, 
To bud and bloom in future hours, — 
And sons and daughters here will kneel, 
And speak the vows their hearts will feel. 



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The pathos of this monument 
With all our lives is fondly blent; 
Each home had sons who went afield, 
Their sacred rights to claim and shield, — 
Nor feared to fill a soldier's grave, 
But spurned to live the despot's slave, — 
Who dared to front the northern guns, 
And faced the fury of her Huns.* 

And though at last their hopes all failed, 
And down in dust their banner trailed, 
And back they turned, in rags and tears, 
To plant and build for future years, — 
Yet, while the South her manhood keeps, 
And filial love within her sleeps, 
She'll own the Cause this shaft proclaims, 
And sacred hold her Patriot names. 



* A generic name for hirelings, foreigners, with whom the Northern 
armies were largely filled. 



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